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HOW DO WE PERFORM?

Creativity is one of the most important 21st-century skills. Through the arts, you can hone your problem-solving, improvisation, presentation, and performance skills — all abilities that will help you stand out in any field. As one of very few colleges to offer accredited majors in all four of the major arts disciplines — art, dance, music, and theater — St. Olaf is uniquely positioned to stretch your creative limits.

15

Choirs + Music Ensembles

5

Theater Productions

2

Dance Companies

Our bands, choirs, and orchestras are world-renowned. Our art program is highly respected and has a great track record of preparing students for graduate school in architecture and museum studies, and for careers as illustrators, photographers, and makers of art. Our dance and theater programs launch graduates into conservatory programs and performing careers. Whatever your creative aspiration, the training you’ll receive at St. Olaf can prepare you for the demands of auditions and shows.

Steve Amundson and the St. Olaf Orchestra

The Center for Arts and Dance offers eight studio spaces for students interested in the arts.

The Theater Department's production of Cabaret

Anton Armstrong during the St. Olaf Christmas Festival

The Theater Department's production of The Elephant's Graveyard

Shadowlands exhibition in the Flaten Art Museum

The Theater Department's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream

St. Olaf Jazz in Cuba

Shadowlands exhibition in the Flater Art Museum

St. Olaf Jazz in Cuba

The strongest case for the arts at St. Olaf is the liberal arts context in which you’ll learn. Great art reflects great ideas, and the breadth of a St. Olaf education ensures you’ll be both creatively skilled and intellectually challenged. You’ll always have something to say through your work.